Dan Bigly News Today

Temperatures across the plains and very chilly weather, temperatures about 10 to 20 degrees below average across the southeast. >> tyler, we appreciate it. thank you, sir. so wee be back after a quick break. first a story of survival and determination. here is dr. sanjay gupta bringing us the human factor. >> in 2003 dan bigly was a free spirit and a back country guide in alaska. the 25-year-old and his friend headed out on a fishing trip. he said good-bye to his girlfriend. >> and i told her ...

Victor blackwell, thank you so much. look forward to the special, front row to history, the 9/11 classroom airs tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. on cnn. all right, so 18 years ago, a young man went fishing in alaska and was attacked by a brown bear. dr. sanjay gupta brings us his remarkable story of survival in todays "the human factor." >> reporter: in 2003, dan bigly was a free spirit and a back country guide in alaska. that summer, the 25-year-old and his friend headed out on a fishing trip. bi...

Digging in. she cocked her head sideways and bit down across my face. every single bone in my head had been broken except for my mandible. >> reporter: but they were so remote, it would be five and a half hours before bigly got into surgery. >> ill always remember them telling me that i would always be blind. i realized early on, it would be easy to slip into a life of bitterness. >> reporter: waking nightmares haunted him for years. he got therapy and made up his . six years after the attack, h...